to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
storage room; storeroom; lumber room
doorplate; nameplate; gate pass
surprisingly; stunningly; astonishingly; wonderfully
one's house; one's home; one's family
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
blowing (e.g. of the wind); playing (a wind instrument); player (e.g. clarinet); (pair of) bellows; casting; founding
matte (finish, colour, etc.); matt; mat; matte (metallurgy)
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
colluding; complicity; liaison; compromise; giving in
to devise; to plot; to plan
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
traveling bag; travelling bag; suitcase
to take along; to hold in the hand; to hang (e.g. from the shoulder or waist)
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
perfect score; full marks; extremely; very; quite
gum; rubber; eraser; condom
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
prohibition; inhibition; ban
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of
homecoming; returning home
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
to be doing; to be in the process of doing
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
tenth day of the month; ten days
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss